a-lô

See also: alo, Alo, álo, aló, alò, alô, alo-, and -alo

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• a lô

Etymology

From French allô/allo, from English hello.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ lo˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ low˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: a lô

Interjection

a-lô

1. A greeting said when answering the telephone; hello

Verb

a-lô

1. (colloquial) to call someone on a telephone
2. (slang) to vomit